Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
प्रासादोऽन्यस्तृतीयस्तु क्षेत्रे प्राभासिके तथा । इक्ष्वाकुणा नरेंद्रेण श्रद्धायुक्तेन निर्मितः
prāsādo'nyastṛtīyastu kṣetre prābhāsike tathā | ikṣvākuṇā nareṃdreṇa śraddhāyuktena nirmitaḥ
প্ৰাভাসিক পৱিত্ৰ ক্ষেত্ৰত তৃতীয় আন এটা প্ৰাসাদো তেনেদৰে নিৰ্মিত হৈছিল; শ্ৰদ্ধাযুক্ত নৃপতি ইক্ষ্বাকুৱে তাক গঢ়াই তুলিছিল।
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Prābhāsika-kṣetra (Prabhāsa) / Soma-Candra prāsāda context
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (sages)
Scene: King Ikṣvāku, attended by artisans and priests, consecrates a third prāsāda in the Prābhāsika sacred region; banners, kalasha-tops, and ritual fires emphasize śraddhā and royal patronage.
FAQs
Śraddhā (faith) sanctifies royal patronage, making temple-building an enduring act of dharma.
Prābhāsika-kṣetra—connected to the wider Prabhāsa sacred landscape—celebrated for its temple tradition.
No explicit rite; the emphasis is on faithful construction (nirmāṇa) within a kṣetra.